Women's IPL: Five teams, 20 league matches

Women’s IPL

According to Cricbuzz, the inaugural edition of Women's IPL is set to feature five teams. Meanwhile, the league could have 20 league matches across two venues.

Format

Five teams could play each other twice in the league stage. The team finishing at the top will qualify directly for the final. Meanwhile, the second and third-placed teams will be playing an Eliminator.

Venues

The WIPL teams could be sold zone-wise or city-wise. Zone-wise: North, South, Central, East, North East, and West. City-wise: Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata.

Overseas players

In an interesting move, the BCCI is planning to extend the overseas player-limit in the Playing XI to five. The men's IPL still follows the four-player (overseas) format.

Breakdown

As far as WIPL is concerned, a maximum of four overseas players in the XI can be from the ICC Full Member nations. The remaining one can be from an Associate Nation.

Kick off

Earlier this year, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly stated that the Women's IPL is expected to kick-off early next year. It was reported that the BCCI has narrowed down a window for the maiden edition (March 2023).